Compressed mode with DCH enhancements

1. A method of providing a compressed mode transmission gap in wireless communications, comprising: receiving a downlink dedicated physical channel (DPCH) having a slot-format and a spreading factor during a first compression interval, wherein the downlink DPCH does not include a compressed-mode transmission gap during the first compression interval; receiving the downlink DPCH having the same slot-format and the same spreading factor during a second compression interval, wherein the slot-format includes no pilot signal and a TPC command is located at an end of each transmitted slot, wherein the downlink DPCH uses a 20 millisecond transmission in the second compression interval regardless of an uplink DPCH transmission mode; determining that the downlink DPCH includes a compressed-mode transmission gap during the second compression interval, wherein a set of slots of the downlink DPCH during the transmission gap are punctured; decoding the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval based on a set of remaining slots received during the second compression interval; estimating a downlink signal to interference ratio (SIR) based on the downlink DPCH received during the second compression interval, wherein estimating the downlink SIR includes estimating the downlink SIR based on a value of a TPC command received in a last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format; comparing the estimated downlink SIR to an adjusted SIR target, wherein the adjusted SIR target is increased based on the determination that the second compression interval includes a compressed mode transmission gap; and generating an uplink TPC command based on whether the estimated downlink SIR satisfies the adjusted SIR target.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusted SIR target is the same as a SIR target configured for a 10 millisecond DPCH transmission.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the downlink DPCH having the slot-format using the spreading factor during the first compression interval includes decoding the downlink DPCH based on slots in a first 10 ms frame of the first compression interval.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: decoding, successfully, the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval before the end of the second compression interval based on the received downlink DPCH slots; and transmitting an acknowledgment that the downlink DPCH was decoded successfully during the second compression interval.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a compressed mode configuration, wherein the compressed mode configuration sets a transmission gap length and transmission gap distance such that a total number of slots in transmission gaps in two consecutive compression intervals is less than or equal to 15.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DPCH in the second compression interval is transmitted with a boosted power when an effective coding rate of the DPCH exceeds a threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein estimating the downlink SIR based on the value of the TPC command received in the last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format includes estimating the downlink SIR based on the fixed value of the TPC command and the received TPC command.

8. An apparatus for providing a compressed mode transmission gap in wireless communications, comprising: a receiver configured to: receive a downlink dedicated physical channel (DPCH) having a slot-format and a spreading factor during a first compression interval, wherein the downlink DPCH does not include a compressed-mode transmission gap during the first compression interval, and receive the downlink DPCH having the same slot-format and the same spreading factor during a second compression interval, wherein the slot-format includes no pilot signal and a TPC command is located at an end of each transmitted slot, wherein the downlink DPCH uses a 20 millisecond transmission in the second compression interval regardless of an uplink DPCH transmission mode; a processor configured to determine that the downlink DPCH includes a compressed-mode transmission gap during the second compression interval, wherein a set of slots of the downlink DPCH during the transmission gap are punctured, wherein the processor is configured to: estimate a downlink signal to interference ratio (SIR) based on the downlink DPCH received during the second compression interval, wherein estimating the downlink SIR includes estimating the downlink SIR based on a value of a TPC command received in a last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format; compare the estimated downlink SIR to an adjusted SIR target, wherein the adjusted SIR target is increased based on the determination that the second compression interval includes a compressed mode transmission gap; and generate an uplink TPC command based on whether the estimated downlink SIR satisfies the adjusted SIR target; a decoder configured to decode the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval based on a set of remaining slots received during the second compression interval; and a transmitter configured to generate an uplink TPC command based on whether the estimated downlink SIR satisfies the adjusted SIR target.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the adjusted SIR target is the same as a SIR target configured for a 10 millisecond DPCH transmission.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the decoder is configured to decode the downlink DPCH having the slot-format using the spreading factor during the first compression interval based on slots in a first 10 millisecond frame of the first compression interval.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the decoder is configured to decode the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval before the end of the second compression interval based on the received downlink DPCH slots, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit an acknowledgment that the downlink DPCH was decoded successfully during the second compression interval.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a compressed mode configuration sets a transmission gap length and transmission gap distance such that a total number of slots in transmission gaps in two consecutive compression intervals is less than or equal to 15.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the DPCH in the second compression interval is transmitted with a boosted power when an effective coding rate of the DPCH exceeds a threshold.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to estimate the downlink SIR based on the fixed value of the TPC command and the received TPC command.

15. An apparatus for providing a compressed mode transmission gap in wireless communications, comprising: means for receiving a downlink dedicated physical channel (DPCH) having a slot-foiniat and a spreading factor during a first compression interval, wherein the downlink DPCH does not include a compressed-mode transmission gap during the first compression interval; means for receiving the downlink DPCH having the same slot-format and the same spreading factor during a second compression interval, wherein the slot-format includes no pilot signal and a TPC command is located at an end of each transmitted slot, wherein the downlink DPCH uses a 20 millisecond transmission in the second compression interval regardless of an uplink DPCH transmission mode; means for determining that the downlink DPCH includes a compressed-mode transmission gap during the second compression interval, wherein a set of slots of the downlink DPCH during the transmission gap are punctured; means for decoding the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval based on a set of remaining slots received during the second compression interval; means for estimating a downlink signal to interference ratio (SIR) based on the downlink DPCH received during the second compression interval, wherein estimating the downlink SIR includes estimating the downlink SIR based on a value of a TPC command received in a last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format; means for comparing the estimated downlink SIR to an adjusted SIR target, wherein the adjusted SIR target is increased based on the determination that the second compression interval includes a compressed mode transmission gap; and means for generating an uplink TPC command based on whether the estimated downlink SIR satisfies the adjusted SIR target.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the adjusted SIR target is the same as a SIR target configured for a 10 millisecond DPCH transmission.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein means for receiving the downlink DPCH during the first compression interval is configured to decode the downlink DPCH based on slots in a first 10 ms frame of the first compression interval.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the means for decoding are configured to decode the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval before the end of the second compression interval based on the received downlink DPCH slots, the apparatus further comprising means for transmitting an acknowledgment that the downlink DPCH was decoded successfully during the second compression interval.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising means for receiving a compressed mode configuration, wherein the compressed mode configuration sets a transmission gap length and transmission gap distance such that a total number of slots in transmission gaps in two consecutive compression intervals is less than or equal to 15.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein estimating the downlink SIR based on the value of the TPC command received in the last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format includes estimating the downlink SIR based on the fixed value of the TPC command and the received TPC command.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code comprising: code for receiving a downlink dedicated physical channel (DPCH) having a slot-format and a spreading factor during a first compression interval, wherein the downlink DPCH does not include a compressed-mode transmission gap during the first compression interval; code for receiving the downlink DPCH having the same slot-format and the same spreading factor during a second compression interval, wherein the slot-format includes no pilot signal and a TPC command is located at an end of each transmitted slot, wherein the downlink DPCH uses a 20 millisecond transmission in the second compression interval regardless of an uplink DPCH transmission mode; code for determining that the downlink DPCH includes a compressed-mode transmission gap during the second compression interval, wherein a set of slots of the downlink DPCH during the transmission gap are punctured; code for decoding the downlink DPCH for the second compression interval based on a set of remaining slots received during the second compression interval; code for estimating a downlink signal to interference ratio (SIR) based on the downlink DPCH received during the second compression interval, wherein estimating the downlink SIR includes estimating the downlink SIR based on a value of a TPC command received in a last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-foimat; code for comparing the estimated downlink SIR to an adjusted SIR target, wherein the adjusted SIR target is increased based on the determination that the second compression interval includes a compressed mode transmission gap; and code for generating an uplink TPC command based on whether the estimated downlink SIR satisfies the adjusted SIR target.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further comprising code for receiving a compressed mode configuration, wherein the compressed mode configuration sets a transmission gap length and transmission gap distance such that a total number of slots in transmission gaps in two consecutive compression intervals is less than or equal to 15.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the code for estimating the downlink SIR based on the value of the TPC command received in the last slot of the transmission gap having a fixed value for the TPC command set by the slot-format includes code for estimating the downlink SIR based on the fixed value of the TPC command and the received TPC command.